· Patriots reserve fullback Lousaka Polite, who apparently only sees playing time in dire emergencies, went to the University of Pittsburgh. ... OK, another stretch.

Reasons Ravens fans should root for the Giants:

· The Patriots? Are you serious?

· The Ravens beat the Giants in the 2001 Super Bowl, 34-7. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated.
The Ravens owe the Giants for that gift of a Super Bowl.

· Tom Brady is a pretty boy with a supermodel wife. What's not to hate?

Reasons Ravens fans should root for the Patriots:

· They did beat the Ravens in the AFC Championship, and they should demonstrate they're the better team.

· Who are we kidding? It's the Patriots. We hope their bus crashes on the way to the stadium.

· Really, the Patriots? Are you serious?

Reasons Eagles fans should root for the Giants:

· That's really funny.

· Really. It is.

· Seriously, you would even think about that?

Reasons Eagles fans should root for the Patriots:

· Maybe they can maim Eli Manning.

· Or maybe they can maim Justin Tuck.

· Or Jason Pierre-Paul, a man, it has been noted, with no discernable last name.

Reasons Penn State fans should root for the Giants:

· Former Nittany Lion Jimmy Kennedy plays for them.

· Former Nittany Lion Kareem McKenzie plays for them.

· There are no former Nittany Lions on the Patriots active roster.

Reasons Penn State fans should root for the Patriots:

· It would help Penn State if its new head coach, Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien, could flash one of those butt-ugly Super Bowl rings on recruiting trips.

· Former Nittany Lion Rich Ohrnberger is on injured reserve for the team.

· Did we mention that Bill O'Brien is on the Patriots' coaching staff?

Other voices

Listen to Rob Alkhas, a Presbyterian youth minister from Dallastown and long-suffering Jets fan: "It is horrible. There are a lot of reasons not to like the Patriots. And I grew up in central New Jersey as a Jets fan, and seeing the Giants win all of those Super Bowls was too much."

He's leaning toward the Giants because:

· "As bad as it is for the Giants to be in the Super Bowl again, the thought of Tom - aka Justin Beiber wannabe - Brady winning again is just too much to handle."

· "If Eli were to win again in New York, then maybe the sibling rivalry will encourage Peyton to join Eli in New York as a member of the Jets and beat up on the Patriots in Green 'n White."